Silvana Burtini
Personal information
Date of birth (1969-05-10) May 10, 1969
Place of birth Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Forward
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992 Capilano Blues 9 (14)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2000 Raleigh Wings
2001 Carolina Courage 17 (4)
International career
1987–2003 Canada 77 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Silvana Burtini (born May 10, 1969) is a Canadian former soccer player. A forward, she represented Canada at the 1995, 1999 and 2003 editions of the FIFA Women's World Cup. In 1998 Burtini was named Canadian Player of the Year and was part of the Canadian squad who won the CONCACAF Women's Championship.[1] She has scored the third-most goals in Team Canada Women's Soccer history, with 38 in 77 games.

At Capilano College, Burtini was BCCAA Player of the Year and a CCAA All-Canadian in 1992–93.[2][3]

As a member of the Vancouver Police Department, Burtini was presented with the British Columbia Police Award of Valour for saving a life in 2004.[4]

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.28 August 1998Centennial Park Stadium, Toronto, Canada Puerto Rico1–021–01998 CONCACAF Women's Championship
2.2–0
3.3–0
4.5–0
5.8–0
6.9–0
7.12–0
8.13–0
9.30 August 1998 Martinique1–014–0
10.2–0
11.4–0
12.1 September 1998 Guatemala2–04–0
13.3–0
14.4–0

References

  1. ↑ Mackin, Bob (September 17, 2003). "Girls got game". Vancouver Courier. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved September 1, 2013.
  2. ↑ "Athletic Accomplishments".
  3. ↑ "Capilano University Blues Women's Soccer All-Time Leaders – Goals" (PDF). Capilano Blues. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 2, 2023. Retrieved February 2, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Silvana Burtini". www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca. Archived from the original on November 20, 2015.


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